Original Pain Work Quotes

“When we practise self-compassion, we look after ourselves just as though we are nurturing a small child. In fact, a major part of grieving our original pain work (so that we can heal and be emotionally liberated) is to re-parent ourselves and reconnect with our inner child.

This is what the author, John Bradshaw, meant by ‘reclaiming our inner child’. In recovery, we can begin to nurture our inner child and connect deeply with our heart and spirit.”
― Christopher Dines, The Kindness Habit: Transforming our Relationship to Addictive Behaviours

“The process of recovering from addictiveness happens at a deeper level of consciousness and through feeling our pain without using old addictive fixes. There is no escaping that getting in touch with our original pain is the touchstone to mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing.”
― Christopher Dines, The Kindness Habit: Transforming our Relationship to Addictive Behaviours

“Hitting bottom is an inside job — it's something that happens within our consciousness.”
― Christopher Dines, The Kindness Habit: Transforming our Relationship to Addictive Behaviours